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By- Suzie-Q @ 8:40 PM MST
From Firedoglake:
The War On The Constitution
By: Eli Friday April 4, 2008 6:02 pm
This is perhaps stating the obvious, but I want to come out and say it explicitly: Republicans hate the law.
The Yoo “Torture Memo” is just the latest and most dramatic example of the Bush administration’s adversarial relationship [...]
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By- Suzie-Q @ 1:00 PM MST
Employers Slashed 80,000 Jobs in March
JEANNINE AVERSA | April 4, 2008 09:21 AM EST |
WASHINGTON — Employers buffeted by talk of recession slashed 80,000 jobs in March, the most in five years and the third straight month of losses.
At the same time, the national unemployment rate rose from [...]
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By- Suzie-Q @ 12:45 PM MST
Good Afternoon/Evening Justice Bloggers!
I usually post music on an Afternoon Jukebox around this time, however, I think all of you will enjoy this video.
Have a great and safe weekend!
S-Q
Elephant Paints Self Portrait
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GEF @ 12:08 AM MST
Gloom over Japan economy deepens
Japanese business confidence has hit a four-year low as fears grow that corporate profits will be hit by slowing US demand, a report suggests.
The Bank of Japan (BoJ) quarterly Tankan survey of 10,000 firms showed that the sentiment index of large manufacturers [...]
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By- Suzie-Q @ 11:00 AM MST
Charles Parrish, a 56-year-old retired fireman in Evans, Ga., who now works a maintenance job for the local school system, said he was worried the country was not preparing children for the high-technology economy of the future. Instead, the government passed a stimulus package that simply sends checks [...]
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anthony @ 18:02 BST
This was Martin Luther King’s final speech and is the speech that became his own eulogy
Click here for complete text of speech
Related Story: Was Dr Martin Luther King Jr. Murdered by the U.S. Government?
From Wikipedia:
On March 30, 1968, King went to Memphis, Tennessee in support of the black [...]
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By- Suzie-Q @ 9:00 AM MST
Roger Kusch says terminally ill people should not have to travel to another country to fulfil their death wish.
Suicide machine sparks outrage
By CNN’s Berlin Bureau Chief Frederik Pleitgen
BERLIN, Germany (CNN) — A former top-level German politician has invented what he calls a “suicide machine” [...]
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GEF @ 8:08 AM MST
Another KBR Rape Case
by KAREN HOUPPERT
Editor’s Note: Lisa Smith is a pseudonym used on request. Additional reporting by Te-Ping Chen. Research support provided by the Investigative Fund of The Nation Institute.
Houston
It was an early January morning in 2008 when 42-year-old Lisa Smith*, a paramedic for a defense contractor in southern [...]
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anthony @ 15:02 BST
Forty years ago today, Robert Kennedy informed a crowd gathered in the center of Indianapolis that Martin Luther King Jr. had been shot. The improvised but powerful speech that followed is widely credited for keeping the peace in that community. Indianapolis was one of the few big cities in America that did [...]
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GEF @ 6:08 AM MST
FEMA Chief Says Don’t Expect Free Ice, Generators or Trailers After Next Hurricane
FEMA will no longer provide trailers to displaced families because of size, safety
By Ken Kaye
Sun-Sentinel
ORLANDO, Fla. — If another hurricane blows through, don’t count on the government providing free bags of ice or generators or travel trailers.
Photo: The 2005 [...]
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anthony @ 12:38 BST
US marks 40 years since Martin Luther King killing
The United States is today marking the 40th anniversary of the assassination of civil rights leader Martin Luther King. The 39-year-old was shot dead as he stood on the balcony of the Lorraine motel in Memphis on April 4th, 1968.
Today, I wish to remember [...]
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anthony @ 10:12 BST
Says Bush Ran ‘Premeditated, Carefully Orchestrated Torture Program’
Constitutional Attorney Jonathon Turley Tells MSNBC Congress Refuses To Investigate Because They ‘Do Not Want to Deal With That Fact’
Jonathan Turley:
It really is amazing because Congress, including the Democrats, have avoided any typed of investigation into torture because they do not want to deal with [...]
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Sudhan @10:55 CET
By The Associated Press, April 3, 2008
WASHINGTON: Members of the U.S.Congress have as much as $196 million (126.2 million) collectively invested in companies doing business with the Defense Department, earning millions since the start of the Iraq war, according to a new study by a nonpartisan [...]
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Sudhan @09:30 CET
Intimidation and Violence in Palestine, Lebanon and Iraq
By RANNIE AMIRI | CounterPunch, April 3, 2008
Seasoned Middle East observers have long been familiar with the contempt the United States holds for genuine democracy in the region, despite the equally familiar rhetoric and platitudes to the contrary. One only needs to count the [...]
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